ROH doesn't do live internet pay per view anymore so this is
really a report of Final Battle on video on demand. So when you purchase it you’ll
be able to watch it as many times as you want whenever you want for a full
year.
So anyway I was excited for this show. I think ROH did a
great job of building the World title match. Some of the matches don’t have
much build or heat but I still think it worth checking out. I’m a huge ROH fans
as most of you would know so I was going to anyway so here’s your report of
Final Battle 2013!
Adam Page vs. Matt Hardy
We get some fun spots from Page and some good entertaining
moments. I don’t know if there was an audio issue but you can barely hear the
crowd. Hardy gets a lot of heat before the match and even gets the John Cena
treatment from The Hammerstein Ballroom but it’s not there when he’s doing his
goofy WWE stuff. It’s alright. Wish they would have used a fast pace match to
open the show. Hardy was able to win after a twist of fate.
**
Strap Match
Silas Young vs. Mark Briscoe
This is one of the best strap matches I ever seen, though admittedly
I haven’t seen too many. A lot of things a never seen in a strap match and
unlike WWE’s strap match from Extreme Rules this one wasn’t built around comedy.
A very solid match and this proved ROH was right to sign Young. Young won after
he was able to touch all 4 corners of the ring.
***
Adrenaline Rush vs. The Young Bucks
This was a real stellar spot fest. Not only was it a super
kick party but we even saw The Bucks work a body part and TD sold it throughout
the match! This was fast paced and fun to watch. The Young Bucks won after More
Bang For Your Buck.
****
Stretcher Match
Mike Bennett vs. Kevin Steen
What a fun brawl this was. The fan totally reacted the right
way when Mike was going to give Steen a piledriver onto the apron. Steen
destroyed the stretcher when Maria blocked Bennett from being stretched out.
This was really fun to watch. Steen won after knocking out Bennett after giving
him a Package Piledriver onto steel chairs. Post-match Kevin Steen gave Maria a
Package Piledriver.
****
ROH World Tag Team Championship
reDRagon vs. Outlaw Inc.
This whole thing was WTF. It was cool to see Prince Nana but
the set up to this match was really weird. Bobby Fish ran away and was gone for
the first few minutes of the match. Homicide looked lost at some points of the
match and he botched several moves. These two teams didn’t mesh at all and the
crowd was demanding the match end. Highlight was Kyle O’Reilly doing gang
signs. Match ended when a referee bump happened and reDRagon did Chasing The
Dragon on Homicide, but instead of kicking him Fish used a steel chair. Post-match
Outlaw Inc. attempted to start a riot.
*
ROH World Television Championship
Tommaso Ciampa vs. Matt Taven
I seen people complain that this match was too short but I
think it was nearly perfect. The House of Turth only had a little offense on Ciampa
but the majority of the match was Ciampa beating up The HoT. ROH did a good job
of making him look like a badass. Taven splashed Ciampa but he counted with The
Rings of Saturn and Taven submitted giving us a new World Television Champion!
***
Roderick Strong & Jay Lethal vs. Eddie Edwards & BJ
Whitmer
Well I didn’t see Hillbilly Jesus coming out retirement to
be in this match at all. Eddie Edwards did a great job of carrying his team. BJ
got to have a lot of offence outside the ring as well. It was a good match. Too
bad Davey had to blow it so we don’t get to have The American Wolfs at Final
Battle. Eddie won the match when he rolled up Rodrick Strong.
***
Post-match Lethal leaves so that Edwards can make a goodbye speech.
After he’s done BJ and Strong attack him and Jacobs comes out. They’re a stable
now I guess and it’s a heel turn. Jacobs is pissed off since Edwards is leaving
but the fans are giving him respect while they have been there for 10 years and
are getting nothing. Jacobs ends up by giving Edwards a spike.
I don’t like how Jacobs and Strong are heel again after
turning babyface this year. But I do like the fact that ROH is going to do
something with them now. Strong has been doing nothing as a babyface. So
perhaps it’s best that they do this. Plus I laughed when Corino called BJ a
scum.
ROH World Championship
Michael Elgin vs. Jay Briscoe vs. Adam Cole
This was a great main event. Matt Hardy was revealed as Cole’s
mentor and Mark Briscoe made the save for his brother. People were complaining
on the ROH forum that Elgin is no longer a contender for The ROH World
Championship. I disagree. He was made to look super strong as always. Anyway
this match was really fun to watch plays a heel greatly. He won the match after
Briscoe gave him two Jay Drillers and Cole superkicked Elgin in the back of the
head before rolling him up.
****
After Cole and Hardy began laying out everyone. Music began
playing and Chris Hero made a surprise return to attack Hardy and Cole. Hero is
chasing after the ROH World Championship in 2014!
Other than The World Tag Team match there wasn’t a bad match
on the show. We got three great matches and this show really makes excited
about The World Title picture in 2014. Just so that we don’t get Elgin or
Briscoe getting another World Title shot right away ROH has brought back Chris
Hero, who I think shouldn’t have been let go from WWE in the first place.
We got a new stable. We’ll see hot that goes. At least now
Rodrick Strong isn’t stuck in limbo. Tommaso Ciampa has finally won The World
Television Title and that puts a big question mark of The HoT. Silas Young is
gaining momentum. This was a good show to build 2014.
I can definitely recommend buying this show. There are worse
things you can do with 15 dollars. Plus you can watch it whenever you want.
That’s the best deal I seen for IPPVs.
